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Map of Spain

Area in square kilometers

504,782 km2

Location of Spain (dark green)– on the European continent (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) —
Location of Spain (dark green)
– on the European continent (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) —

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international
association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football
Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head
coach is Vicente del Bosque.

November 2006 and June 2009 Spain went undefeated for a record-tying
35 consecutive matches before their loss to the United States, a
record shared with Brazil, including a record 15-game winning streak
and thus earning third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup.

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Spain's population density, lower than that of most European
countries, is roughly equivalent to New England's. In recent years,
following a longstanding pattern in the rest of Europe, rural
populations are moving to cities.

Spain has no official religion. The constitution of 1978
disestablished the Roman Catholic Church as the official state
religion, while recognizing the role it plays in Spanish society.
According to the National Institute of Statistics (April 2010), 73.

About 70% of Spain's student population attends public schools or
universities. The remainder attends private schools or universities,
the great majority of which are operated by the Catholic Church.
Compulsory education begins with primary school or general basic
education for ages 6-14.

Spain's large central plateau is surrounded
by the Ebro River valley, the mountainous Catalonia region, the
Mediterranean coastal region of Valencia, the Guadalquivir River
valley, and the mountainous region extending from the Pyrenees to the
Atlantic coast.

Unemployment is soaring in Spain, recording an already high rate of
11% in 2008. The country’s surveyed employment rate, for paid or
unpaid work, is near* the global** average, suggesting a high
proportion of informal or voluntary work. At 4.

Spain has a moderate level of innovation for an advanced European
economy. Both royalty receipts and R&D expenditure rank in the upper
quartile of the Index, worldwide. Meanwhile, ICT exports account for
3.2% of total goods exports, which is above the global average.

Spain, from the Latin name Hispania, is located southwest of France,
with the Bay of Biscay to the north, North Atlantic Ocean and Portugal
to the west, Gibraltar to the south, the Mediterranean Sea to the
south-east. The Pyrenees Mountains form the border with France.

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Spain and Netherlands will compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
Below is complete World Cup Final coverage, including news, analysis,
photos, TV schedule, team information, World Cup history and more.
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The Kingdom of Spain, with a population of approximately 46.6 million,
is a parliamentary democracy headed by a constitutional monarch. The
country has a bicameral parliament, the General Courts or National
Assembly, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (lower house) and the
Senate (upper house).

The reconquest of Spain was a priority for the Christian kingdoms of
Europe, who were gradually able to fight their way back into and
across parts of Iberia. In the 15th century, Fernando of Aragón and
Isabel of Castile married, leading to a unified Spain.

Spain is underway in a World Cup 2010 final 4 match-up in
South Africa. Watch the match LIVE with the link below.
The winner of this match will play in the World Cup finals against the
Netherlands, who won over Uruguay 3-2.

Spain is underway in a World Cup 2010 final 4 match-up in
South Africa. Watch the match LIVE with the link below. The winner of
this match will play in the World Cup finals against the Ne... Germany
vs.

Spain's national carrier Iberia said it expected to operate only 35
percent of its scheduled flights. Ryanair said it canceled all its
domestic flights in Spain and most international flights to and from
the country.

Spain's first general strike since 2002 marks a bitter split in the
usually close relationship between unions and Spain's Socialist
government, which is struggling with a 20 percent jobless rate and a
bloated deficit that has prompted market worries it might end up in
the kind of dire straits

varying sights, sounds and textures, Spain is a multi-layered beauty
that only gets more breathtaking as each layer unfolds.
A country full of old-world charm and ambiance, Spain is located in
Mediterranean Europe bordering on the Mediterranean Sea.

Flights into Spain can arrive at a number of different airports
depending on where you are planning to visit. The airport nearest to
Madrid, Barajas International Airport (IATA: MAD), is the most popular
in the country.